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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Bethel, AK · August 24, 1997

Date
August 24, 1997 · 14:32 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
KUSA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4170R
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC97LA129
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total7,600 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Lost power on climbout. Tried return but landed short. Had departed fuel sector on empty tip tank. Mains full.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED RETURN BUT LANDED SHORT. HAD DEPARTED FUEL SECTOR ON EMPTY TIP TANK. MAINS FULL.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4170R · 1

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